Bladder and rectal function training methods

The main methods of bladder and rectal function training are as follows: firstly, continuous drainage, patients with traumatic paraplegia have urinary disorders in the acute phase for one week, the purpose of which is to keep the bladder empty and avoid too much stretching and fatigue of the bladder muscles in a tension-free state; secondly, intermittent drainage, which is applicable for one week after injury, the purpose of which is to make the bladder develop the habit of rhythmic filling and emptying, and In order to avoid the chance of urinary tract infection due to repeated catheterization, the catheter is removed and the paraplegic is allowed to urinate on his own, and if some patients still cannot urinate on their own, manual urination can be used; finally, reflexive bladder voiding training is used. After the above steps of training, most paraplegics can urinate by themselves, but it is not controlled by the brain, so it is necessary to train urination as a conditioned reflex, and urination awareness training should be carried out every time they urinate to do normal urination movements; 2. Rectal function exercise: firstly, colon patients should defecate regularly every day, preferably in the morning, and if they cannot defecate, they can wear gloves to massage and stimulate the anus and rectum to help defecate; secondly Diet with attention, eat more food with fiber, such as vegetables and fruits, appropriate laxative to increase intestinal peristalsis, so that the stool is easy to discharge, also available fruit guide tablets or paraffin oil, etc.; again, dry stool can be used glycerin suppositories, corkage squeezed into the anus, if necessary, the use of soapy water enema, but cirrhosis patients are contraindicated to use soapy water enema.